Consent Calendar: CFA Meeting — 20 January 2011

CFA 20/JAN/11-a

Location

Georgetown Visitor Center - 1057 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW at the C&O Canal
United States

Owner
National Park Service
Property
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Description
Identification sign and interpretive panels
Review Type
Final
Recommendation
No objection to proposed sign scheme, including identification and ticket signs, interpretive panel tryptic structure and bulletin board as shown in supplemental drawings dated 17 November 2010. (Reviewed by OGB: 2 December 2010, and 1 April 2010)

CFA 20/JAN/11-b

Location

50 Irving Street, NW
United States

Owner
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Property
Veterans Affairs Medical Center Washington, D.C.
Description
OIF-OEF Welcome Center addition
Review Type
Final
Recommendation
No objection to the proposed final design for the OIF-OEF Welcome Center addition to the main hospital building, as shown in materials received and dated 29 December 2010 and 7 January 2011. Project conforms to the Medical Center's approved Master Plan.

CFA 20/JAN/11-c

Location

50 Irving Street, NW
United States

Owner
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Property
Veterans Affairs Medical Center Washington, D.C.
Description
Community Living Center K-wing Vertical Expansion
Review Type
Final
Recommendation
No objection to the proposed final design for the Community Living Center K-wing Vertical Expansion addition to the main hospital building, as shown in materials received and dated 6 January 2011. Project conforms to the Medical Center's approved Master Plan.

CFA 20/JAN/11-d

Location

Building 183
United States

Owner
U.S. Department of the Navy
Property
Washington Navy Yard
Description
Building renovation, replacement windows, and replacement handicap ramp
Review Type
Concept
Recommendation
No objection to the proposed concept plan for the building renovation, replacement windows, and replacement handicap ramp, as shown in materials received and dated 22 December 2010. Submit final drawings when ready.

CFA 20/JAN/11-e

Location

Robert C. Weaver Building - 451 7th Street SW
United States

Owner
U.S. General Services Administration
Property
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Description
Replacement windows and other building modifications
Review Type
Final
Recommendation
No objection to the proposed building modifications that include: the replacement of all the existing upper-floor window units with new fixed aluminum frames and double glazing to match the profiles and finishes of the original single- glazed window units; the addition of three rooftop vent stacks; the addition of a new shade canopy with photovoltaic roof panels; the installation of an array of photovoltaic roof panels on the main roof of the southeast and southwest wings; the installation of 9,800 square feet of green roof and pavers to create a new roof terrace; the installation of a new 2 foot by 7 foot louver in the east penthouse wall; and the addition of a new gas meter with a walled enclosure within the bicycle parking area on the ground level plaza under the northwest wing, as shown in materials received and dated 6 January 2011.

CFA 20/JAN/11-f

Location

Saint Elizabeths West Campus
United States

Owner
U.S. General Services Administration
Property
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Headquarters, St. Elizabeths West Campus
Description
Service utility vault, and the below-grade portion of Phase B of the NOC
Review Type
Final
Recommendation
No objection to the final plans for a new below-grade service utility vault with an above-grade ventilation structure; for the installation of below-grade electrical service lines; and for the below-grade portion only of Phase B of the National Operations Center (NOC) on the west campus of Saint Elizabeths, as shown in materials received and dated 30 December 2010. Project conforms to previously approved master plan for the DHS Headquarters.

CFA 20/JAN/11-g

Location

14th and D Streets, NW
United States

Owner
U.S. General Services Administration
Property
Ronald Reagan Building International Trade Center
Description
Install one 25-bicycle Bikeshare Station
Review Type
Final
Recommendation
No objection to the proposed installation of one 25-bicycle Bikeshare Station, as shown in materials received and dated 6 January 2011.

CFA 20/JAN/11-h

Location

Independence Avenue, between 9th and 11th Streets, SW
United States

Owner
U.S. General Services Administration
Property
James Forrestal Building, Department of Energy
Description
Roof replacements
Review Type
Final
Recommendation
No objection to the proposed installation of replacement roofs on the the Department of Energy headquarters complex, including the Forrestal, West, and South Buildings, with new cool roofing materials, as shown in materials received and dated 6 January 2011.

CFA 20/JAN/11-i

Location

Constitution Avenue and 12th Street, NW
United States

Owner
U.S. General Services Administration
Property
Internal Revenue Service Headquarters
Description
Roof replacements
Review Type
Final
Recommendation
No objection to the proposed installation of replacement roofs on the penthouses of the Internal Revenue Service headquarters building with new cool roofing materials, as shown in materials received and dated 6 January 2011.

CFA 20/JAN/11-j

Location

717 Madison Place, NW
United States

Owner
U.S. General Services Administration
Property
Howard T. Markey National Courts
Description
Roof replacements and installation of solar panels
Review Type
Final
Recommendation
No objection to the proposed installation of replacement roofs on the Howard T. Markey National Courts building, to the installation of a photovoltaic system on the main roof of the building, and to the installation of a green vegetative roof on the Library wing, as shown in materials received and dated 6 January 2011.

CFA 20/JAN/11-k

Location

333 Constitution Avenue, NW
United States

Owner
U.S. General Services Administration
Property
E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse
Description
Roof replacements and installation of solar panels
Review Type
Final
Recommendation
No objection to the proposed installation of replacement roofs on the E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse building with a new insulated cool roof system and to the installation of a photovoltaic system on the main roof, as shown in materials received and dated 6 January 2011.

CFA 20/JAN/11-l

Location

471 7th Street, SW
United States

Owner
U.S. General Services Administration
Property
Robert Weaver Building, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Description
Roof replacements
Review Type
Final
Recommendation
No objection to the proposed installation of replacement roofs on the Robert Weaver Building-Department of Housing and Urban Development headquarters building with new cool roofing material, as shown in materials received and dated 6 January 2011.

CFA 20/JAN/11-m

Location

4250 Connecticut Avenue, NW
United States

Owner
Federal National Mortgage Association
Description
Installation of three cellular antennas on penthouse
Review Type
Final
Recommendation
No objection to the installation of cellular antennas on the penthouse of 4250 Connecticut Avenue, as shown in materials received and dated 7 January 2011. (Submitted under case number SL 11-029.)

CFA 20/JAN/11-n

Location

7th and F Streets, NW
United States

Owner
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Property
Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro Station
Description
Art installation
Review Type
Final
Recommendation

No objection to the final plans for the proposed artwork installation titled Wind, Water, Moon at the 7th and F Streets, NW, entrance mezzanine in the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro station, as shown in materials received and dated 14 December 2010. The revised design by artist Martha Jackson Jarvis conforms to the previous recommendations of the Commission.

CFA 20/JAN/11-o

Location

Southeast Freeway New Jersey Avenue underpass - New Jersey Avenue, SE at the Southeast Freeway
United States

Owner
D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities
Description
Public Art installation - Water Pylons
Review Type
Concept/permit
Recommendation
No objection to the proposed public art installation, Water Pylons by artist Robert Kent Wilson, on the Southeast Freeway New Jersey Avenue underpass, as shown in materials received and dated 6 January 2011.

CFA 20/JAN/11-p

Location

15th Street - President's Park / H Street, NW to E Street, NW
United States

Owner
D.C. Department of Transportation
Description
Pilot project for the installation of bicycle lanes
Review Type
Final
Recommendation

No objection to the final plans for a one-year pilot project to install bicycle lanes on 15th Street between H and E Streets, NW, and on Madison Place, NW and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, as shown in materials received and dated 21 December 2010. This approval includes the provision that after the one-year trial period the final plans for the permanent installation should be submitted to the Commission for review or the bicycle lane will be removed and the street restored to its previous configuration.

CFA 20/JAN/11-q

Location

Locations on: I-395, New York Avenue, Anacostia Freeway and Kenilworth Avenue - Nine locations on city freeways and highways
United States

Owner
D.C. Department of Transportation
Description
Dynamic Message Signs - 11 installations
Review Type
Final
Recommendation
No objection to the proposed installation of dynamic message signs at nine sites on freeways throughout the city, including three signs on the Anacostia Freeway and Kenilworth Avenue, two signs on New York Avenue, and two signs on I-395 at the southern ends of the Arland D. Williams Memorial Bridge and the George Mason Memorial Bridge in Arlington, Virginia, as shown in materials received and dated 28 December 2011. Recommend coordinating with the Virginia Department of Transportation, Federal Highways, National Park Service, the Department of Defense (Pentagon), and the Federal Aviation Administration (Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport).

CFA 20/JAN/11-r

Location

1920 Monroe Street, NE
United States

Owner
D.C. Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization
Property
Borroughs Elementary School
Description
Solar Electric System installation
Review Type
Final
Recommendation
No objection to the installation of a solar electric system consisting of three arrays of PV panels mounted on the roof of the west building of Burroughs Elementary School as shown in materials received and dated 7 December 2010.

CFA 20/JAN/11-s

Location

301 North Carolina Avenue, SE
United States

Owner
D.C. Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization
Property
Brent Elementary School
Description
Solar Electric System installation
Review Type
Final
Recommendation
No objection to the installation of a solar electric system consisting of three arrays of PV panels mounted on the roof of the Brent Elementary School as shown in materials received and dated 7 December 2010.

CFA 20/JAN/11-t

Location

3600 Alabama Avenue, SE
United States

Owner
D.C. Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization
Property
Anne Beers Elementary School
Description
Solar Electric System installation
Review Type
Final
Recommendation
No objection to the installation of a solar electric system consisting of three arrays of PV panels mounted on the roof of the Anne Beers Elementary School as shown in materials received and dated 7 December 2010.

CFA 20/JAN/11-u

Location

1820 Bladensburg Road, NE
United States

Owner
D.C. Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization
Property
Washington Math Science Technology Charter High School
Description
Solar Electric System installation
Review Type
Final
Recommendation
Returned with Action. Property is privately owned and is not within a jurisdiction of the Commission of Fine Arts.

CFA 20/JAN/11-v

Location

1900 Evarts Street, NE
United States

Owner
D.C. Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization
Property
Langdon Elementary School
Description
Cellular equipment upgrades
Review Type
Final
Recommendation
No objection to the installation of new and replacement cellular antenna equipment on Langdon Elementary School as shown in materials received and dated 22 December 2010.

CFA 20/JAN/11-w

Location

3500 R Street, NW - 1680 35th Street, NW
United States

Owner
D.C. Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization
Property
Duke Ellington School of the Arts
Description
Install three additional cellular antennas on existing arrays
Review Type
Final
Recommendation
No objection to the installation of an additional cellular antenna on each of three existing rooftop arrays on the Duke Ellington School of the Arts as shown in materials received and dated 29 December 2010.

CFA 20/JAN/11-x

Location

4101 Livingston Road, NW - 5500 41st Street, NW
United States

Owner
D.C. Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
Property
Chevy Chase Playground and Recreation Center
Description
Building modernization and addition, and playground improvements
Review Type
Final
Recommendation

Project approved by delegation. See letter dated 7 December 2010. Final plans conform to previously approved concept design. Refer to DC Historic Preservation Office.